Upper White Castle Farmhouse

Late C17 Renaissance farmhouse. External walls are rendered with rendered plinth; hipped slate roof is coved at eaves, with rendered stacks to N and W end-walls. Two-storey E front has gabled 2-pane dormer in centre of roof slope. Windows have flat heads and painted stone sills. First floor has four C19 4-pane horned sash windows. On ground floor (l to r) is a 12-pane horned sash, a C20 metal window, and a C20 lean-to conservatory which encloses a C20 glazed entrance door and 4-pane sash window. Lateral front has similar 2-pane dormer to left. On first floor are three 12-pane horned sashes. On ground floor, central entrance doorway has C20 glazed wooden door and C20 porch, and (to left) big 12-pane sash.

Well-preserved interior has several features of interest, including exceptionally fine staircase. Late C17 dog-leg stair with broad treads rises in four flights and has closed string, turned bulbous balusters and shaped rail. Square newel posts are beaded at angles with plain caps and inner face of newel has attached half balusters. The larger of the two front rooms (present kitchen) has chamfered ceiling beams with hollow and fillet (Wern-hir) stops and boarded door to stairhall. The small front parlour has fine late C17 oak cupboards each side of fireplace. Each lower and upper fireplace cupboard has a 6-panel door with fielded panels. Third ground- floor room (in rear wing) has deep wooden fireplace lintel and chamfered ceiling beams with straight cut and scroll stops. First floor bedrooms have C17 boarded doors with strap hinges. Steeply pitched attic roof has collar trusses and one row of purlins.